The Manning times. [volume] (Manning, Clarendon County, S.C.) 1884-current, 1887-11-09

from memory more homicides by whites
. before the war than have occurred IN the
last 20 years, and our memory will not
extend back 20 years prior to the war.
This, too, when our population in 1915
was little over half what it is now.
Why, then, you ask, is there a general
impression that holnic!des ere fsr more
. FREQUENT and increasing constantly than
they formerly were? Simply because the
assertion is SO commonly and confidently
made that it has been accepted as a TACT
without investigation. An Old phlloso-
pher was cnce puzzled with the question,
why water in tub with fish IN It
would weigh the same as it did without
the fish. Was the fact true? He found
on investigation it was not. So, we con-
tend, these writers on the criminal Law
will ind on investigation, certainly II
or county, that the pillar OF their artl-
cies is false in fact snd hence leads to
false conclusion.
Another reason wbym conclude that
homicide is on the increase is the ease, IA
piditv and completeness of the collection
Of news through the operations Of the tele-
graph, the railroads, the press and the
more complete system Of mails. There
is no. an accident or homicide Or other
grave crime committed IN the State or
the United States but is flashed over the
wires 10 t1e FeHoeesV safs Gi li: tne na'.sn sSsn
II a popuaaon OF slA'! ihinions lm ot peo-
PIE thls array Q! ctiIle Il on ., Us noaio' l
presents iorin.aote rs an'' I'D: u ieSo-"'
ana eol!ofs' seeing Inis coAnmiIe!eu re-
coSo Gally' conciGos on senei@ p1'hci, :1,
PIES tliaS aei'net I'e Eoi piopetSJ WV
long ee secure un!ess sAe no3n'c'!Si 4! tea- N
oencJ OF 1he aes IS caecAeo. :.,o - Us
way, Wltaou5 lnVeSs'oseioh ana "l-nou'
regard 20 the area ana popuasaoa co'ell a1l
ea ~ s!e oa.ly lsol. -, " Inns - saa a.
pstss o. siie coahSsy, we :G;a'a aessiSm aSSss
ous 81: 'ne o.H - taie 80 80 -a.a" rT,1o
s1ha - iaIisst'ins s.' 5: 'isu 49,.
s:ai salne nts'aAs!! toea' p4Eoseoln ..oA q
1Ae caUss, eA.s'S IL otnea nis.r'ehs .'oeIs -
s;le summer 3u::, We lea+ msa noLe r., .
sons o.o AtT T7S;s - : 80 au5 .o rot ssisa
- =; So .,o. ae. S,,a -. ~, l.;Iia3
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cea'ase IS Ailea; tns s-hie - 'Sie5
,rus o. HIeSs raa!roSo acoiS:enss In" seon
ltAe, Ine e.heIsnSe ho"' II mn:I :' Desns
a:stioulso 70 nesheence. 49, 10 sn aee
., s1a'ei az neSsI bst a. ae s,oj'aa 49, f.ss
10y so,;,r"7 speIn;n ;u iraT, - +}o so,,soto1
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mes 80 $3.50 s;, :, 80 10 - - Tho ~ incrasS. w
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tH;nos tIIIr " !11i.I~ M cn6silersi3 We do rot be-
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n.;",, -. o s,,,,i % sn3 srsy IS con,n;,t.,; kv
na,Toes 1870. snd hat sven counting ITEM we
10 ~sla.;vaiv snceI;np- few crjnes.
- a,,o1, ~ ors n,o5 u tho orticlas
~ soo-l s-to 90 49, ;a;,,;o,,sl1, ~, 4bo
a:tstlse a;t;a ~ ~ 49, So +an3;oa - ;mnede
:.-A:as y. ~ ,e".ar t,'a zains ~ ,,.o,tnTtv
1ulo s.a-as1 ~ bo" i-rast,oant onS ,pHry
al" pteS1n ~ = -,ot so,,.Se5 ~, sn,;d
al,1,i5 I,o ras,,ts6
laI17' w. 9ao1' 7C I.no+.ro 40 -st h.;ar olI,dod 70
we na'e nJ1e.e sIeus. at 80 -, - =, o,;n, "
:ne lisn1 oi o..s 1 w. jut or,s - 49,
.h,,a eaSs Si% ohanaa vnsH +ho la iac 0G d!r;ra
tto' w ~ yu' g obora.> ~ t,,o ;so.s
W. 3ninL ;ntsi;;aent iurors who SEQ and
oston Lnn1, ,,erson.iIv ne defendants
80 on5 u;tnessei the. - snaiI cases en- best
nn5arstand md and weigh the val1e of
tastimonT and sbouId be permitted to
form, their ;u6cment on the facts brought
ont vithont aid or influence by the
iudse." The latter is generally an entire
Stranger to the parties and could not
form ss correct an .orinion on facts as
citizens Of the county, He now has ell
tbe r,ower he shonl6 have.
W. shall now consider one other 81
,eoo5 1afec4 which. wa think, has no
so5'nastioo $50 in facf Viz. that inries. bv
go, ~ hoo fro,o nersonel fr;cndshin
towards @ The defendant, or against the
State from being stood aside by the So
icitor, too often fail to convict when the
proof warrants verdict OF guilty. In
other words, that under the present law,
giving defendant 8 So called night to Sc
! lecS tie Jury and shutting of the right OI
the Judge. ssto aid the jury and iptiu-
ence the result" conviction OF the guilty
is the exception and escape the rule, re-
varc;ncr tba old rn,e.